Ye Qiyan casually tossed that single Train Coin.

Watching the little girl's gradually receding figure, he spoke to Lisette beside him:

"There's one item left in the transaction. Take these things to her and her mother. Be discreet. If there are other humans, don't let them see."

Lisette gave a slight bow.

She took some fruits, vegetables, and dried meat picked from the train carriage, along with one White Forest Fruit.

Following behind Miao Qian, without being detected, she delivered these items to her home.

Only then was the transaction truly and completely fulfilled.

Clatter-clatter—

Not far away, the sound of treads caught his attention.

"WALL-E? How did you come back by yourself?"

WALL-E curved its eyes and pointed its mechanical claw in a direction.

"You mean, it's very close?"

WALL-E curved its eyes again, seemingly very happy that Ye Qiyan understood its meaning.

"Alright, let's go take a look. By the way, your wheels..."

"Are they damaged?"

WALL-E's treads had some damage.

Even though it had undergone multiple Sublimations and possessed the ability to remain unobserved during treasure hunts, being unobserved didn't mean it didn't exist.

If it encountered something and didn't dodge in time, there would still be some danger.

He needed to find a way to strengthen WALL-E a bit.

He summoned that motorcycle, the Road Tyrant, from the Armament Space after a long time.

Placing WALL-E on the front of the vehicle.

"Hold on tight."

Twisting the throttle, the massive motorcycle let out a roar akin to thunder.

Traveling through the apocalyptic city, some humans who had been hiding had already returned here.

Under WALL-E's guidance.

Ye Qiyan arrived at a super-large power station in the northeast corner of The City That Never Sleeps.

This was the place responsible for the entire city's electricity supply.

Entering inside.

What met his eyes were many fully automated machines repeating their work.

From some damaged areas and missing workstations, it wasn't hard to see that many Modified Humans had once worked here.

But under the Integrated Superbrain's final order, they were forcibly summoned away.

Continuing forward, he reached the depths of the power station.

A sturdy bronze-colored vault door blocked his way.

"Is it here?"

"It seems a key is needed to open it."

Ye Qiyan didn't have any key.

He simply reached his hand into the space beside him.

Amidst a distortion.

The Famous Blade · Tianliang Yueyin slowly left its sheath.

"Huh? Why does it feel a bit different? But I can't quite put my finger on it. So, that whetstone from last time actually worked?"

Ye Qiyan stroked Moon Veil's blade, streams of blue light flowing across its surface.

"The potential seems to have increased a bit, and it's still rising. Looks like after some more time, it can undergo Sublimation again."

"WALL-E, step back a bit."

Gripping the sword with one hand, he swung it after a long time.

Hum~

A light hum.

In the space above, the phantom of a full moon gradually solidified.

【Moon Veil】

Swing the blade—

The bright moon descends.

【Tianliang】

The sound of metal striking metal rang out incessantly.

Scorching sparks and deep blue sword energy illuminated each other.

Boom—!

A huge, penetrating wound appeared on the thick metal vault door.

"Looks like I don't need to call Eve over."

He continued to swing the blade.

Continuous slashes finally carved out a gap in the large door big enough for a person to pass through.

WALL-E jumped in first.

Ye Qiyan followed closely behind.

Inside this sealed building, what met his eyes was a special device that was continuously operating.

"What is this?"

Touch, appraise.

【Eternal Night Reactor】

【One day, space above The City That Never Sleeps shattered, and an unknown broken core fell from it. After years of research, the entire city pooled its resources and spent several years constructing it.

Finally forging this Eternal Night Reactor, capable of providing nearly "infinite" electricity for the entire city.】

【After transferring it to the Train, one Train Coin per day can be used to replace the special essence it needs to burn.】

"It's actually something like this."

A gleam of pleasant surprise flashed in Ye Qiyan's eyes.

He had just been thinking earlier about getting new items like electric furnaces from the upgrade options after the Train's future upgrade to provide energy for the Train's increasingly demanding power needs.

He truly never expected to find the item he needed right here in this Hunting Platform.

"It's quite big. Let the Raven demon carry it back."

"But one carriage should also be able to fit it. Just put it together with the Void Electric Furnace."

"As for this daily cost of one Train Coin~ hehe."

The Major Consumption Reduction truly lives up to being a special-grade Module. It's really, ridiculously useful.

Obtaining this reactor doesn't mean Ye Qiyan will abandon the Void Electric Furnace.

The Void Electric Furnace's remote power supply is something this reactor cannot do.

The original turret carriage, now, should completely change its name.

Let's call it the Electrical Carriage.

"First move it into the Train, then try Sublimating it."

Ye Qiyan made the decision, crouched down, and gently stroked WALL-E's iron head.

Under its expectant gaze, he smiled slightly.

"Thanks, WALL-E. Found another treasure I need. Without you, I really don't know how many things I would have missed."

This was pure, genuine emotion, not mixed with any falsehood.

Perhaps others have obtained GT-1 series treasure-hunting robots besides Ye Qiyan.

But WALL-E is one of a kind.

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Outskirts of The City That Never Sleeps.

The landfill.

This was a relatively hidden human settlement.

Miao Qian wound her way through the twists and turns, taking a considerable amount of time.

She returned here, deep within the landfill.

Being far from the city was also one of the reasons the remaining humans could still eke out an existence here.

Her mood was somewhat low.

Standing at the door, she patted her cheeks to make herself look more energetic.

Pushing open the door, the not-too-big, not-too-small room was decorated somewhat warmly with some abandoned plush toys.

"Mom, I'm back. We can move back to the city... Huh?"

Her gaze suddenly fell on the table in the room.

A clean wooden box sat quietly on it, containing clean food she hadn't seen in who knows how long.

A note was stuck on top.

Unfolding the note, it read:

"The white one is yours. The rest can heal. Don't let others see."

The handwriting was extremely neat, so neat it looked like it was printed.

Miao Qian stared blankly at the wooden box. It didn't just contain food.

There were also two sets of clothes, ordinary but very clean.

Her eyes reddened slightly. Not caring about anything else, she picked up a strawberry from the box, ran to the bedside, and fed it to her mother who had been bedridden with illness for a long time.

Watching her mother's complexion on the bed gradually grow rosy.

Tears streamed from the little girl's eyes.

"Mom, you rest well. I... I need to go out again!"

She was going to that station.

She was going to, once again, express her gratitude.

But...

Even running with all her might.

Entering that station.

A clear, loud steam whistle sound pierced the sky.

Right before her eyes.

The Train was traversing the void, leaving this platform.

"Hero big brother! Thank you! I will, I will always remember you! In the future, in the future! We will definitely, definitely meet again, right..."

Her voice gradually grew softer.

Because Ye Qiyan's Train had already vanished from sight.

"..."

Miao Qian clasped her hands together, silently praying in her heart.

"Hero big brother, I wish you a safe journey. I will, strive to live on."

"The coin... If, if in the future, I can get that coin again..."

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